Ukraine’s new pocket-sized gadget turns Russian drones’ cameras against them
Ukrainian startup CODE380 has developed a portable receiver called D·Vision SDR that allows soldiers to intercept and view live video feeds from Russian drones. While effective against analog signals, the device faces challenges as Russian forces transition to AI-guided, signal-free drone technology.
Why it matters
The rapid evolution of electronic warfare and drone technology in the Ukraine conflict demonstrates the critical role of hardware innovation in modern combat.
Ukrainian drone teams have a new way to spy on the drones that spy on them. A Kyiv equipment startup called CODE380 has been gaining attention for a pocket-sized receiver, the D·Vision SDR, that picks up live camera video from many Russian drones and shows it on a screen.
Those drones send their video over the air without any scrambling, so anyone with the right receiver can watch along. A Ukrainian unit can see where a drone is heading and what its pilot is aiming at before it hits.
According to Defense News , the device is light, at about 10 ounces, which is less than half the weight of competing Ukrainian models, one of which weighs a couple of pounds.
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